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Built on the endeavor and capital crafting a new global vision from the MENA region, the next wave of ideas are ready to break.

Shorooq is uniquely placed at the heart of this innovation ecosystem. We helped seed it, and today we help it grow.

Offering a unified blend of investment and management expertise, extensive international experience, and locally rooted knowledge, Shorooq is the gateway to multi-asset, multi-strategy, and multi-year opportunities.

It’s time to join us.

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FOUNDERS

Shorooq partners with visionary founders across sectors in growth markets who are building the next big thing.

We know what it means to be company builders—we’ve been there. Our support for founders runs deep, woven through our connections and expertise.

We invest early, right from the start of your journey, fueling your growth every step of the way.

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PORTFOLIO

Candid

Spec & doc parsing for engineers

Candid’s AI agent collapses the inefficient pre-construction bidding phase for EPCs (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) preparation time by 10x.

Founded in 
United States of America

Blue

The AI that controls your Phone.

Unlike current reactive voice assistants, Blue’s technology executes complex multi-step commands on your phone.

Founded in 
United States of America

Crunched

The Excel AI analyst

Crunched is an AI-powered Excel analyst designed for power users in consulting and investment finance.

Founded in 
United States of America

Nodeshift

One click AI built for sovereignty.

NodeShift is building the first AI-native sovereign cloud platform designed to replace fragmented legacy infrastructure.

Founded in 
United Arab Emirates

Replit

Founded in 
United States of America

Tamara

Buy-Now-Pay-Later Platform

With Tamara, you can shop and split your payments, no fees or interest involved.

Founded in 
2020
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

AMI Labs

Building intelligent systems that understand the real world

AMI is developing world models that learn abstract representations of real-world sensor data, ignoring unpredictable details, and that make predictions in representation space.

Founded in 
France

Mozn

AI Financial Solutions

Mozn’s AI-powered Solutions and Products transform data to simplify and enhance decisions for the benefit of an organization’s digital future.

Founded in 
2017
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Hebbia

Enterprise-grade AI

Hebbia is an enterprise-grade AI platform built to handle the world’s most complex knowledge work in finance, law, and government.

Founded in 
United States of America

Lean Technologies

APIs to build smart financial products

Lean, a Saudi-based B2B scaleup, is fueling the next generation of financial innovation across the Middle East.

Founded in 
2019
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Cusp AI

AI-powered materials discovery

CuspAI is a British deep-tech startup that uses "Physical AI" to run a search engine and design platform for discovering entirely new materials.

Founded in 
United Kingdom

Qlub

Ultra-fast dine-in payment solution

Qlub enables customers to pay their bills in restaurants quickly by scanning a QR code with their phone.

Founded in 
2021
United Arab Emirates

Maven Robotics

The world's leading general purpose AI robots

A venture-backed technology startup founded in 2024 by former Apple engineers and research scientists. Headquartered in California, the company builds general-purpose AI robots purpose-designed for industrial manufacturing and logistics environments

Founded in 
United States of America

NymCard

Digital first card programs

NymCard is the region’s first digital issuer processor in the payment solution space.

Founded in 
2018
United Arab Emirates

General Robotics

General-purpose intelligence for every robot in any form.

General Robotics provides the software infrastructure to quickly turn any hardware into a smart, capable machine.Through their universal Intelligence Grid (GRID), they deploy real-time AI skills across humanoids, drones, and arms.

Founded in 
United States of America

Pure Harvest

Converting sunlight into smiles

Leader in sustainable agriculture, growing year-round, pesticide-free, fresh fruits & vegetables in the Middle East.

Founded in 
2016
United Arab Emirates

Lendo

Instant invoice finance made easier

Lendo is Saudi’s leading P2P SME lending platform and leading invoice factoring.

Founded in 
2019
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Sarwa

Start investing with only $5

Sarwa is the region’s first and leading robo-advisor wealth management platform

Founded in 
2017
United Arab Emirates

Nawy

A fully integrated proptech platform.

Nawy is a fully integrated platform delivering a seamless real estate experience for buyers, sellers, and investors.

Founded in 
Egypt

PRYPCO

Real Estate Freedom for Everyone.

Prypco is creating a single ecosystem that provides access to the entire real estate landscape, simplifying every step along the way.

Founded in 
2022
United Arab Emirates

Pemo

All-in-one spend management solution

Pemo is the all-in-one spend management solution that empowers your business by packing every company invoice, expense, approval and spending decision into one powerful platform.

Founded in 
2022
United Arab Emirates

Safqah Capital

Safqah enables real estate developers to raise project-based capital.

A prominent Saudi fintech platform specializing in Shariah-compliant debt crowdfunding for real estate developers.

Founded in 
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Lite

Business payment solutions and e-wallet services across KSA

The platform specializes in advanced B2B financial services, bridging the gap between traditional banking and corporate digital payments.

Founded in 
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

OpenCX

The AI-Native Core of Customer Experience.

OpenCX is an AI-native customer communication platform that automates enterprise workflows and inboxes to deliver seamless, multilingual customer experiences at scale.

Founded in 
United States of America
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INVESTORS

Shorooq is your leading alternative investments manager from the MENA region, serving the world.

Excellence in investing is a craft honed over time with the right partners.

Shorooq offers uniquely diversified and ambitious multi-asset, multi-strategy, and multi-year opportunities, bringing together a network of leading regional and global investors, from sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) to family offices and beyond.

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Global thinking
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Our investors have global top tier experience, and tap into Shorooq’s deep presence on the ground to create unparalleled returns and access our exclusive insights.

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Key sovereign wealth funds & corporates in MENA and Asia, trust Shorooq as their preferred alternative investment manager.

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